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And he is concerned, that they will bring up israel's nuclear policies. and, you know, they are moving ahead on several different levels, and, the choice has to be his. so, you know, what he is concerned about is obviously, is how the arab states react being there and i think the decision as prime minister of israel, obviously has to be his. martha: how does it reflect -- there was a lot written lately, a lot of editorials about the fact the president is not doing a great job, you know, maintaining our friendships, you know, the relationships with our allies, have been at better points in our ...

After the court rises from the summer recess, this year, most respectfully yours, john paul stevens. that is the letter, written to the president, addressed to the white house, earlier today. john paul stevens, the news crossing, right now, set to resign from the court, he will be in his 90s, when he does that, and he's seen a lot of american history. when it comes to political history and legal history. martha: yeah, he has been there since 1975 and he was appointed by president gerald ford. interestingly enough and of course, it has become, you know, one of the most predictably liberal leani...

Was, in washington, and around the country, if a president nominated someone to the supreme court, election had consequences and his choice got ratified and, and, that really changed in the 80s, with reagan when he named robert borque to the court and the day reagan named him, ted kennedy, went to the floor and talked about his nomination and if he got to the court, it would mean back alley abortions and all kind of terrible things would happen, and, he was forced out. because of the fact of opposition to him, and if it came then a -- it became a politicized process, and i have to say, a matte...

So, in short, a momentous occasion, any time you have a supreme court justice retire, it was bandied about and is not a complete surprise, it will occasion, as these things always do, a major battle for the president and his white house, on capitol hill when it comes time to nominate and confirm a successor. bill. bill: you gear up for the speculation about the successor, and the fight that will inevitably en issue after that. james, good information. from the north lawn, thanks for that. back to james with more in a moment and first, martha again. martha: let's go back to washington where chr...

Nominee, a very political decision, and, to a certain degree you get a sense of what the president wants to do, in the latter part of this year, as he heads towards the november midterm and a lot of liberals say although he was chosen as james pointed out by gerald ford, john paul stevens ended up being, perhaps, the leader of the liberal wing of the court and the person who spoke most aimpre aggressively for them and was the best at reaching out to moderates and conservatives on the other side of the court and trying to make degrees and there are liberals who say you ought to go for a more li...